Brian M Nguyen, MD| Transplant Surgery, General Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Nguyen is the surgical director of living donor liver transplant, and a board-certified, fellowship-trained abdominal transplant and hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) surgeon. His areas of special expertise include liver and small bowel transplantation and HPB surgery. His areas of clinical interest include pancreas cancer, pancreatic cysts, liver tumors, and biliary disease. He is particularly interested in minimally invasive HPB surgery, utilizing Da Vinci Surgical system.
He holds certifications in laparoscopic and robotic surgery, with use of the Da Vinci Surgical System.
Dr. Nguyen has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Transplantation Direct, Journal of American College of Surgeons, Journal of Critical Care, American Journal of Transplantation, and Gastroenterology and has presented at national conferences and symposia.
Dr. Nguyen received his Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO and completed his residency at University of Southern California/LAC+USC General Surgery in Los Angeles, where he received the program’s Outstanding Resident Award. He completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
He works closely with all of his patients to ensure they’re actively involved in decisions about their care. Dr. Nguyen also educates patients about their condition so they have the knowledge and understanding they need to continue to manage their condition throughout their lives.
When he’s not at work, Dr. Nguyen enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors, and going to the beach.
Clinical areas of focus
- Infertility
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Transplantation Of Intestine
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Artificial Liver Opening
- Artificial Openings Complications
- Ascites
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Complications Of Kidney Transplant
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Corneal Transplant
- Cytomegaloviral (CMV) Infection
- Dialysis Access Creation And Maintenance
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Branched
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Donors Of Organs And Tissues
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Functional Intestinal Disorders
- Graft Failure
- Heart Transplant Surgery
- Immunodeficiencies
- Infertility
- Intestinal Infections
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Kidney Failure In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cancer Treatment In Transplant Patients
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Failure
- Liver Transplant Evaluation
- Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplant
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Transplant Rejection
- Malabsorption
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neutropenia
- Obstructive And Reflux Uropathy
- Organ Donation After Cardiac Death
- Organ Donor Matching
- Pancreas Cancer
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Renal Artery Thrombosis
- Transplanted Kidney Failure
- Transplanted Kidney Malfunction
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Organ Transplantation
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Management
- Auxiliary Liver Transplantation
- Backbench Liver Graft Reconstruction
- Bile Duct Biopsy
- Bile Duct Cancer Treatment
- Bile Duct Repair
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Capitation
- Cholangiocarcinoma Treatment
- Cholecystectomy
- Choledochojejunostomy
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Companionship
- Deceased Donor Transplantation
- Distal Pancreatectomy
- Domino Liver Transplantation
- Donor Organ Procurement
- Dopamine Therapy
- Enterocele Repair
- Enucleation
- Gallbladder Cancer Treatment
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallstone Removal
- Gastric Stenting
- Gastric Surgery
- Genitourinary Fistula Treatment
- Gynecological Cancer Screening
- Hepatic Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hepatic Artery Reconstruction
- Hepatic Vein Thrombosis Treatment
- Hepaticojejunostomy
- Intestine Transplantation With Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
- Islet Xenotransplant
- Isolated Small Bowel Transplantation
- Isolated Small Intestine Transplant
- Kidney Resection
- Kidney-Intestine Transplantation
- Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Abscess Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Surgery
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Removal
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Hemangioma Treatment
- Liver Imaging
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplantation
- Liver Transplantation With Inferior Vena Cava Replacement
- Liver Transplantation With Roux-En-Y Hepaticojejunostomy
- Liver-Intestine Transplantation
- Liver-Kidney Transplantation
- Liver-Pancreas Transplantation
- Living Donor Liver Transplantation
- Living Donor Transplantation
- Lobectomy
- Multi-Organ Transplantation
- Multivisceral Transplantation
- Open Partial Nephrectomy
- Organ Donation
- Pancreas Allograft Pancreatectomy
- Pancreas Allograft Preparation
- Pancreas And Kidney Transplant
- Pancreas Resection
- Pancreas Transplant Failure Treatment
- Pancreas Transplant Malfunction
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreas-Intestine Transplantation
- Pancreatic Biopsy
- Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
- Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
- Pancreatic Cyst Drainage
- Pancreatic Cyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Treatment
- Pancreatic Function Tests
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Surgery
- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Treatment
- Pancreatic Pseudocyst Treatment
- Pancreatic Surgery
- Pancreaticoduodenectomy
- Partial Hepatectomy
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Of Kidney Pelvis
- Percutaneous Pseudocyst Drainage
- Portal Vein Reconstruction
- Reduced-Size Liver Transplantation
- Removal Of Transplanted Kidney
- Removal Of Transplanted Organ
- Small Bowel Transplantation
- Small Intestine Cancer Surgery
- Split Liver Transplantation
- Stomach Drainage
- Transhepatic Cholangiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transplant Glomerulopathy Treatment
- Transplant Infection Treatment
- Transplantation Of Intestine
- Urologic Imaging
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Visceral Artery Aneurysm Treatment
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Network OA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HighMark
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Basic
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
Fellowship: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2021)
Residency: University of Southern California Medical Center (2019)
Medical School: St Louis University School of Medicine (2014)